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GLOVE HOLDER.

No. 532,319. Patented Jan. 8,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

- STANLEY FREE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM SPITTLER, OF SAME PLACE.

GLOVE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,319, dated January8, 1895.

Application filed March 5,1894. Serial No. 502.3 N model To all whom, itmay concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY FREE, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Oonnecticut,have invented a new Improvement inGlove-Holders; and I do hereby deelare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a plan view of the glove-holder; Fig. 2, a section on linew-a; of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 and 4, modifications illustrating variations inthe attachment of the strips to the strap.

This invention relates to an improvement in glove-holders and is animprovement on the invention patentedto me October 3, 1893, No. 506,038.

In the patent above referred to, the holder was made from a single pieceof material, and when applied to varying thicknesses of packages, didnot accommodate itself to such variations. A

The object of this invention is to still unite the two strips, and atthe same time provide an adjustable connection between them, so that asgloves are removed from the package, the wrappers will accommodatethemselves to the diminished thickness, and always present a uniformappearance, and the invention consists in the construction ashereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

As preferably constructed, a strip A, is constructed with a strap B,extending from one side, and in the strap B, are transverse slots 0. a.The second strip 0, is provided with oppositely turned hooks b b, whichpass through slots a a, and engage with the face of the strap B, andseas to unite the strip 0 to the said strap. By this construction, whenthe package is full, say containing a dozen pair of gloves, the hookswill stand at the outer end of the grooves,-as shown in Fig. 1, but whenseveral pairs have been removed, the strip 0 may be moved toward thestrip A, so that the hooks will stand nearer the opposite ends of theslots, and as shown in broken lines Fig. 1. The face of the strap at theedge of the slot may be numbered from 1 to 12, so that the end of thehook acting as a pointer will indicate the number of pairs of glovesinthe package. The outer end of the strap B is secured to the strip A, byany suitable means, herein shown by a cord and button, but it isapparent that various forms of fastenings may be employed, and do notneed further description or illustration. The hooks b b are preferablyformed from a single strip of metal, and united to the strip 0, by aneyelet, and as shown in Fig. 2.

Instead of uniting the strip 0 to the strap B, the strap may be formedas an integral part of the strip 0, and the strip A connected to it inthe manner above described, and as 6 shown in Fig. 3, giving the sameresult; or, if preferred, both strips may be united to the strap so asto have sliding connection therewith, and as indicated in Fig. 4, butthe construction shown in Fig. 1 is the preferred one, 0 as it leavesthe strip A free for advertising purposes.

Instead of arranging the hooks b b to extend through slots at a, thehooks may extend over the edges of the strap, as indicated in brokenlines Fig. 1.

I am aware that a holder consisting of a strap having a strip applied atone end and with a second strip adjustably secured on the said strap, isold, and therefore do not wish to be understood as claiming such aconstruction broadly.

I claim- 1. Theherein described glove-holder consisting of a strip.constructed with a strap ex- I tending from one side, said strapprovided 2 with longitudinal slots, and a strip connected to said strapby hooks extending through the said slots, substantially as described.

2. The herein described glove-holder consisting of a strip constructedwith a strap extending from one side, said strap provided withlongitudinal slots, a second strip connected to said strap by hooksextending through the said slots, and indicating figures 5 applied tosaid strap, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in'the presenceoftwo subscribing witnesses.

STANLEY FREE. Witnesses:

FRED. O. EARLE, LILLIAN D. KELSEY.

